CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Bridgewater

South Dakota · 545 residents · 1.13 sq mi

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Bridgewater is home to 545 people in South Dakota. At a median age of 55.6, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median home value sits at $20,000. Median rent is $177 a month. Owners hold 74% of the housing stock. Households take in $17,232 at the median, 43% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 55.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 31%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

545

−10%vs 2000

vs 607 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

55.6

+28%vs 2000

vs 43.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.13 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024451

Age distribution, 1990

Under 53.9%(21)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 94.8%(26)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.2%(34)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.2%(34)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 242.9%(16)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 347%(38)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4410.1%(55)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.4%(46)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.9%(65)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7414.7%(80)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 8417.8%(97)

US avg: 4%

85 and over6.1%(33)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,232

−29%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,765 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,196

−36%vs 2000

vs $15,855 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.0%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$20,000

−31%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $38,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$177

−40%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $389 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.5%

+2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.2% in 2000

25.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.9%(588)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.8%(11)

Asian0.3%(2)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.6%(543)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(2)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.4%(2)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Central American1.3%(6)

Salvadoran1.3%(6)

Puerto Rican0.7%(3)

Ancestry

German46.1%(208)

Irish19.3%(87)

English9.5%(43)

Norwegian8.6%(39)

American5.5%(25)

Dutch3.5%(16)

Polish1.3%(6)

Scottish1.1%(5)

Russian0.9%(4)

Swedish0.9%(4)

Czech0.4%(2)

Danish0.4%(2)

+ 1 more ancestry group with data

Subsaharan African0.4%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.6%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

59.2%

−17.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.1%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.3 min

−27%vs 2000

vs 19.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married21.5%(38)

Married43.5%(77)

Widowed10.7%(19)

Divorced24.3%(43)

Women 15+

Never married25.1%(50)

Married40.7%(81)

Widowed15.6%(31)

Divorced18.6%(37)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.6%

−11.3 ptssince 2013

from 19.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

46.3%

−13.2 ptssince 2020

from 59.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.3%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 16.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.4%

−3.8 ptssince 2020

from 28.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

30.3%

+11.6 ptssince 2020

from 18.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.4%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 2.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

59.9%

−14.0 ptssince 2020

from 73.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

49.5%

+7.6 ptssince 2020

from 41.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)23.8%(5)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)14.3%(3)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era42.9%(9)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 21 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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